View Full Version : Videos & photos from World Traditional Event
firepalm
10-25-2004, 11:27 AM
Sevearl photos and videos at this site
http://www.jiayo.com/gallery/wtwg2004
Overwhelming when watching the videos and seeing just how large an event it really was.
Check it out!:cool:
Shaolinlueb
10-25-2004, 10:07 PM
none of them are loading up for me right now. Ill check back later.
GeneChing
10-26-2004, 08:43 PM
firepalm, are you Brandon?
I thought this was a traditional tournament? Looking at their promotion video on that site, the people the US federation sent don't seem very... traditional.
norther practitioner
10-27-2004, 04:38 AM
:o
'cause if you do wushu, no matter how much classical you know, you're not traditional...:rolleyes:
Pk_StyLeZ
10-27-2004, 07:08 AM
where is the promotional video??
can u give me url please?
norther practitioner
10-27-2004, 01:31 PM
It was promoting Brandon and some of those heads.. it's on Jiayo.
Originally posted by norther practitioner
:o
'cause if you do wushu, no matter how much classical you know, you're not traditional...:rolleyes:
You have so many hours a day to train, if you spend half of it on dance forms, how can you be as good as someone else who spends all his time on the real stuff?
Aren't there any traditional stylists in the entire US of A that don't do Wushu that are better than these people?
Is it so easy to switch muscle memory on and off, doesn't modern Wushu practice effect one's traditional gongfu at all?
Shaolinlueb
10-27-2004, 06:08 PM
Originally posted by emre
You have so many hours a day to train, if you spend half of it on dance forms, how can you be as good as someone else who spends all his time on the real stuff?
Aren't there any traditional stylists in the entire US of A that don't do Wushu that are better than these people?
Is it so easy to switch muscle memory on and off, doesn't modern Wushu practice effect one's traditional gongfu at all?
i dont know, i only see the sport of wushu as newer. to me the only thing "not traditional" in those forms is all those flips and such, but then again there are traditional styles with lots of jumping and such. and all those forms were based off of traditional ones. so technically its all traditional its all shaolin its all good, cheers.
GeneChing
10-27-2004, 08:02 PM
There is no way to keep the modern out of the traditional since we live in modern times. It would be easier to ban cell phones in the arena. So there was some modern wushu on the floor and there was a special demo of wushu champions which is documented by the above website.
There seemed to be a the most modern wushu in the nanquan arena, as well as the four basic weapons, and of course the internal (but that's harder to separate). There wasn't too much in the Shaolin category, although some athletes competed with the new compulsory, and the jury is still out whether we are calling that modern wushu or not.
BTW, I'm going to address most of the questions about this event on this thread (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=541454#post541454), just to make it simpler for me...
norther practitioner
10-28-2004, 03:54 AM
You have so many hours a day to train, if you spend half of it on dance forms, how can you be as good as someone else who spends all his time on the real stuff?
Real, what, are they just holograms doing wushu...
:rolleyes:
Athletisism... pure and simple.
Aren't there any traditional stylists in the entire US of A that don't do Wushu that are better than these people?
Well at taolu, probably a couple... but not many.
Is it so easy to switch muscle memory on and off, doesn't modern Wushu practice effect one's traditional gongfu at all?
Sure, it makes your stances stronger..lol
I heard a few members of American Ballet Theater were available, why weren't they recruited?
:rolleyes:
norther practitioner
10-28-2004, 12:48 PM
We have actually had a number of ballet people come in and train with us. They have typically been the fastest to pick up the choreography of forms and the flavor.
Shaolinlueb
10-28-2004, 04:56 PM
Originally posted by norther practitioner
We have actually had a number of ballet people come in and train with us. They have typically been the fastest to pick up the choreography of forms and the flavor.
doesnt surprise me at all. they have to remember dance routines which are usually 3-5 minutes long, so they should pick it up well. i had 5 years dance experience before i went into kung fu, it helped me with forms. i love forms compared to fighting.
spaz_dragon
10-30-2004, 05:50 AM
hey! i put up a few shots...still trying to post of course...so many pics to go through. if ya want, take a look ;) pics from china! (http://community.webshots.com/user/spaz_dragon)
enjoy! :)
firepalm
10-30-2004, 09:55 AM
Nicely down, loved the photos! Only wish I had of gone! :cool:
Shaolinlueb
10-31-2004, 05:06 PM
spaz, congrats on the gold medal for your kwando form. you do it really good from what i remember!!! congrats and looked like fun. and yes the orange is the brightest orange uniform i have ever seen !!!
spaz_dragon
11-01-2004, 06:51 AM
yes yes, it's very bright, lol. thanks for the congrats! :)
norther practitioner
11-01-2004, 05:42 PM
Thanks for sharing the photos spaz...
Good job too.
GeneChing
11-01-2004, 07:03 PM
Nice pics - and thanks for not publishing a photo of me pikcing my nose or something. You know, it's alright to pick you nose in public in China, especially if you're a waitress. :p
spaz_dragon
11-02-2004, 04:13 AM
hahahahahah. you so funny! still can't get over running into you and gigi at the mall, lol. it was a fun, memorable trip, that's forsure! :)
GeneChing
11-02-2004, 11:09 PM
Given all the places we were and had to be, factor in the size of Zhengzhou, imagine the odds. That was no coincidence. That was Shaolin karma.
Did you go to the closing ceremony and awards banquet the last night? We had to miss that because of another obligation. Did you get one of those gift bags? What was in those gift bags?
norther practitioner
11-02-2004, 11:58 PM
cheeze **** for the ninjettes..
Oh, wait, wrong gift bag...
maybe spaz should take this...lol
spaz_dragon
11-03-2004, 06:28 AM
hmmmmm, i didn't get any kind of gift bag. all i got was a really cool book. this was at the hotel, right? if not, then hmmmmmm, guess i was out of the loop, lol. and yes, shaolin karma totally ROCKS!
GeneChing
11-03-2004, 06:40 PM
What book? Did you go to the closing ceremonies? What else did you get? Pins? Plaques? We know about the medals...
At our hotel, it was a feeding frenzy. People came back with all kinds of goodies, including the mystery bag. At breakfast the morning after, they were handing out posters and those huge round stickers that were on all of the taxicabs. We got a bunch, but they didn't make it back (lost at the airport, I'm told). There were also these little white gift bags - that's what I'm curious about.
spaz_dragon
11-04-2004, 06:23 AM
ah man! i wasn't informed about any closing ceremony thingie :( was it at the stadium or something? grr. we just had a final dinner at our hotel (where we would have our breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday), and they did a speach, played some music, and we ate. that was basically it. no goodie bag :( wish i could help. man, that's awful that the stickers got lost! i would have totally been like "gene, can i get one!!!!!!", lol ;). regardless, i hope they show up for ya :)
GeneChing
11-04-2004, 07:24 PM
The closing ceremony and buffet party was held on the eve of Oct. 20th at the Yuda Palace Hotel. I think they gave out trophies and such, but I wasn't there either, so I'm not sure what happened. We went out to a private dinner with GM Chen Tongshan (Xiaolong's dad). Your Shifu even showed up for a moment to bid us a safe trip home - we thought that was awefully nice - too nice, in fact, it was sooo much trouble for him to cross Zhengzhou, just to say goodbye, especially when we all live in America.
But tell me about the book. What book? The yellow program book?
GeneChing
06-21-2006, 12:48 AM
I was digging in the archives and I thought I should update this now, just for the sale pitch if nothing else.
My write up of this event was posted on the e-zine here in Shaolin Trips Episode 4. (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=576)
More importantly, I did finish the DVD of Shaolin Trips. It's available here (http://www.martialartsmart.net/dvd-gc001.html)and a portion of the proceeds go to our new branch of the Tiger Claw Foundation, the Friends of Shaolin. (http://www.tigerclawfoundation.org)
OK, I still haven't found what I was looking for in these archives of ours. I'm going to give up for today and try back later....
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